Alfred Lawson, Jr.
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 5th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Corrine Brown |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 6th district |
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In office 2000–2010 |
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| Succeeded by | Bill Montford |
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September 23, 1948 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Delores Brooks |
| Residence | Tallahassee, Florida |
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Florida A&M University, Florida State University |
| Profession | Insurance |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Website | House website |
Alfred James "Al" Lawson, Jr. (born September 21, 1948), is an American politician who is the U.S. Representative for Florida's 5th congressional district and is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to his election to the House of Representatives, he represented the 6th District in the Florida Senate, from 2000 through 2010 and the Florida House of Representatives from 1982 through 2000.
Lawson received his bachelor's degree from Florida A&M University, and his Master of Public Administration from Florida State University.
Lawson ran for the Democratic nomination in Florida's 2nd congressional district in 2010, challenging seven-term incumbent Allen Boyd. Lawson narrowly lost to Boyd in the Democratic primary, and Boyd lost to Republican newcomer Steve Southerland in the general election by more than 12 percentage points.
Lawson ran again for the seat in 2012, and won the Democratic nomination against Blue Dog-endorsed state Rep. Leonard Bembry. He lost to incumbent Republican nominee Steve Southerland in the general election by less than 6 points.
A lawsuit challenging the Florida congressional district map radically changed the 5th district. For the past quarter century, the district and its predecessors had covered most of the majority-black precincts from Jacksonville to Orlando. The new map, however, changed the district to an east-west configuration stretching from Tallahassee to downtown Jacksonville. Lawson announced he would run on December 15, 2015, setting up a battle against Corrine Brown, the only congresswoman the district had known since its creation in 1993.
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